Ernst and Peter Neufert

Architects' Data
Third Edition
Edited by
Bousmaha Baiche
DipArch, MPhil, PhD
School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University
and
Nicholas Walliman
DipArch, PhD, RIBA
School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University
b
Blackwell
Science
This book provides architects and designers with a concise
source of core information needed to form a framework for
the detailed planning of any building project. The objective is
to save time for building designers during their basic inves-
tigations. The information includes the principles of the
design process, basic information on siting, servicing and
constructing buildings, as well as illustrations and descrip-
tions of a wide range of building types. Designers need to be
well informed about the requirements for all the constituent
parts of new projects in order to ensure that their designs
satisfy the requirements of the briefs and that the buildings
conform to accepted standards and regulations.
The extended contents list shows how the book is orga-
nised and the order of the subjects discussed. To help read-
ers to identify relevant background information easily, the
Bibliography (page 589) and list of related British and inter-
national standards (page 595) have been structured in a way
that mirrors the organisation of the main sections of the
book.
To avoid repetition and keep the book to a manageable
length, the different subjects are covered only once in full.
Readers should therefore refer to several sections to glean all
of the information they require. For instance, a designer
wanting to prepare a scheme for a college will need to refer to
other sections apart from that on colleges, such as -
draughting guidelines; multistorey buildings; the various
sections on services and environmental control; restaurants
for the catering facilities; hotels, hostels and flats for the
student accommodation; office buildings for details on
working environments; libraries; car-parks; disabled access
(in the housing and residential section); indoor and outdoor
sports facilities; gardens; as well as details on doors, windows,
stairs, and the section on construction management, etc.
Readers should note that the majority of the material is
from European contributors and this means that the detail
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
on, for example, climate and daylight is from the perspective
of a temperate climate in the northern hemisphere. The
conditions at the location of the proposed building will
always have to be ascertained from specific information on
the locality. A similar situation is to be seen in the section on
roads, where the illustrations show traffic driving on the
right-hand side of the road. Again, local conditions must be
taken into consideration for each individual case.
The terminology and style ofthe text is UK English and this
clearly will need to be taken into account by readers accus-
tomed to American English. These readers will need to be
aware that, for example, 'lift' has been used in place of
'elevator' and 'ground floor' is used instead of 'first floor'
(and 'first floor' for 'second', etc.).
The data and examples included in the text are drawn from
a wide range of sources and as a result a combination of
conventions is used throughout for dimensions. The mea-
surements shown are all metric but a mixture of metres,
centimetres and millimetres is used and they are in the main
not identified.
Readers will also find some superscript numbers asso-
ciated with the measurements. Where these appear by
dimensions in metres with centimetres, for instance, they
represent the additional millimetre component of the mea-
sure (e.g. 1.26
5
denotes 1 m, 26 em, 5 mm). Anybody familiar
with the metric system will not find this troublesome and
those people who are less comfortable with metric units can
use the Conversion Tables given on pages 611 to 627 to
clarify any ambiguities.
The plans and diagrams of buildings do not have scales as
the purpose here is to show the general layout and express
relationships between different spaces, making exact scaling
unnecessary. However, all relevant dimensions are given on
the detailed drawings and diagrams of installations, to assist
in the design of specific spaces and constructions.
The Publishers wish to thank, in particular, Dr Bousmaha
Baiche, of the Postgraduate Research School, School of
Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, for his enormous
efforts and patience in overseeing the final English language
edition. They would also like to thank his colleague, Dr
Nicholas Walliman, also of the Postgraduate Research
School, for his valuable contribution on questions of content
and terminology.
The Publishers are also especially grateful to Paul Stringer
for his efforts in managing the editorial and production work
on the new edition and for his exceptional attention to detail.
They would also like to thank Mark Straker of Vector for his
work on the illustrations and text, Richard Moore for proof-
reading, and the following for their work on the translation:
Bantrans Services, Chris Charlesworth, Chiltern Language
Services, Katharina Hesse, Jeff Howell, Keith Murray, Amy
Newland and Wordswop.
Finally, they would like to thank the following for con-
tributing information and illustrations to this edition:
Martin Pugh, Trevor Fish, Group Property Services, Barclays
Bank Pic
Peter J. Clement. Group Property, NatWest Group
Mary Heighway and members of staff, Public Relations,
Environment Agency
Pick Everard, Graham Brown, Andrew Robinson, Pick Ever-
ard (Architects, Surveyors, and Consulting Engineers) and
J. Sainsbury's Pic
Asda/WCEC Architects
Lesley Baillie, Office of Health Economics
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Simon Marshall, railway expert
Stanley Partnership, Architects, Cheltenham
Malcom Lee, National Small-Bore Rifle Association (NSRA)
British Steel Strip Products
Matthew Foreman, Katy Harris, Jo Olsen and members of
staff, Foster and Partners, London
Liza Kershaw and colleagues at RIBA Publications, the Royal
Institute of the British Architects for permission to repro-
duce forms on page 48 (copyright RIBA Publications 1999)
Derek Wolferdale, Principal Track and Gauge Engineer at
Railtrack, and members of staff of Railtrack
Graeme Loudon, The Met. Office
Pam Beckley (Copyright Administrator), the Controller, and
members of staff of the Copyright Unit, HMSO for per-
mission to reproduce illustrations (Fig. 1, page 541 and Fig
8, page 542) from Health Building Note 36 (Crown copy-
right material is reproduced with the permission of the
Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office)
Addison-Wesley Longman for permission to reproduce
illustrations (Fig. 1, page 101 and Fig. 15 page 154) from
The Climate of the British Isles (Chandler & Gregory)
Dr Ray Ogden, Professor Mike Jenks, Margaret Ackrill,
Postgraduate Research School, School of Architecture,
Oxford Brookes University
Chris Kendrick, School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes Uni-
versity.
The illustrations on pages 134-7 are reproduced from The
Building Regulations Explained and Illustrated (Powell-
Smith & Billington). Blackwell Science Ltd.
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